Episode 40: Dear Met Gala

This is our letter to the Met Gala. We hope that you find the comical satire in our letters and stay tuned for more letters to come.

Legal Disclaimer: The following letter is a work of satire and comedy. All names, events, and scenarios are fictionalized for humorous purposes and are not intended to be taken as factual statements. 

READ THE LETTER - EPISODE 40 - Dear Met Gala

Dear Met Gala, Thanks for Finally Noticing Black Culture Exists (For One Night Only)

 

Met Gala Organizers, Elites, and Designer Drama Enthusiasts,

"Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” what a brave, edgy choice.

Really going out on a limb there, huh? Only took… oh, a couple hundred years of borrowing Black fashion, style, swagger, and cultural influence before you decided to toss a theme our way.

 

Progress!

 

Let’s be honest, you’ve squeezed Black culture like an orange in an overpriced detox cleanse, and this year you finally said, “You know what? Let’s acknowledge it… tastefully… in couture.”

How empowering.

 

Because nothing screams authenticity like Kendall Jenner in a $40,000 “urban-inspired” dress whispering to Vogue about the “struggle.”

 

This Met Gala is basically fashion’s version of a diversity training module: performative, awkward, and likely to be forgotten by the time the champagne runs out.

 

But we get it.

For one whole night, Black culture isn’t just cool; it’s the theme.

You’ll wear it, pose in it, and hashtag it, then by Monday, it’s back to “soul food-inspired avocado toast” and forgetting who Dapper Dan is.

 

Let’s not forget:

• This is the same industry that excluded Black models from runways for decades.
• The same red carpet where cultural hairstyles got labeled “ghetto” until they landed on a Kardashian.
• The same ecosystem where “Black designers” often meant “Virgil Abloh and... well, just Virgil Abloh.”

But hey, baby steps.

 

So, thank you, Met Gala.

For one night, you’ve acknowledged what Black folks have always known: style doesn’t come from runways; it comes from resilience, history, and culture.

Let’s hope next year’s theme isn’t “The Great Gatsby” again.

 

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ll be over here watching you try to walk up marble stairs in 9-foot trains and cultural amnesia.

 

Fashionably yours,
Reality (with receipts)

 

Legal Disclaimer: The following letter is a work of satire and comedy. All names, events, and scenarios are fictionalized for humorous purposes and are not intended to be taken as factual statements.